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Hector Perla

San Diego
As seen in: Medium, The Washington Post, SFGate
Covers:  Criminal Law, Constitutional Rights, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Citizenship, Power, Rule of Law, International Relations, Latin America.
🇸🇻 🇺🇸 Trial Attorney/Deputy Public Defender | Author | Advocate for the Accused & Incarcerated. Writing on Law, Due Process, Human Rights, and Power.

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Hector Perla’s Biography

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Hector Perla Jr. is a California trial attorney and author whose writing focuses on criminal law, due process, immigration, human rights, democracy, Latin America, and the exercise of state power. He currently serves as a Deputy Public Defender in San Diego County and is the author of Sandinista Nicaragua’s Resistance to U.S. Coercion, published by Cambridge University Press. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Warrior, and other publications.

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The Danger of Gold Roll and Silver Roll U.S. Citizenship

The Danger of Gold Roll and Silver Roll U.S. Citizenship

The Danger of Gold Roll and Silver Roll U.S. Citizenship Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo opens the door to a Two-Tier…

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Here's why some people think Brazil is in the middle of a 'soft coup'

Here's why some people think Brazil is in the middle of a 'soft coup'

The impeachment vote is Sunday. It fits with the documented tactics the Latin American right wing has been us…

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Obama's visit to Cuba is actually a triumph of Castro's revolutionary defense policies

Obama's visit to Cuba is actually a triumph of Castro's revolutionary defense policies

The Cold War may be over, but its legacy still casts a long shadow over U.S.-Latin American relations.

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U.S. foreign policy provoked immigration crisis

U.S. foreign policy provoked immigration crisis

The flood of Central American child refugees arriving on our southern border is not just a humanitarian crisi…

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El Salvador vote should be decided by the people, not U.S.

El Salvador vote should be decided by the people, not U.S.

More than 20 years after the end of its civil war, El Salvador's politics continue to polarize views in the U…

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The pope and Hugo Chavez contrasted

The pope and Hugo Chavez contrasted

With the selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new leader of the Catholic Church, Latin America has gaine…

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If you want to honor the 4th of July, Celebrate the 4th Amendment!

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By Héctor Perla Jr, Hector Perla
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If you want to honor the 4th of July, Celebrate the 4th Amendment! Press enter or click to view image in full size In the United States, the bedrock foundation of Our Freedom is the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It guarantees that: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated” No other phrase in the Bill of Rights does so much work in such a succinct way.
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The Danger of Gold Roll and Silver Roll U.S. Citizenship

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By Héctor Perla Jr, Hector Perla
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The Danger of Gold Roll and Silver Roll U.S. Citizenship Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo opens the door to a Two-Tiered System of Belonging Press enter or click to view image in full size Some Supreme Court decisions settle law in ways that bring us closer to the ideals of justice and equality enshrined in the Constitution. Others legitimize existing hierarchies of power. Noem v.
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